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MissLadybird Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
"wasn't yawn to shop"?
Hi everyone,
I read an article in The Sun and wondered what the headline could mean:
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I read an article in The Sun and wondered what the headline could mean:
Victoria Beckham's baby wasn't yawn to shop
It must be some kind of pun, since "yawn" can be a verb or a noun but not a predicate adjective. As far as I can guess it means something like "the baby wasn't eager/keen to shop, so she yawned". Probably "yawn" sounds like another word. Which one? Yearning??????????????
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Look at the picture of her baby. She's yawning. ).
- Look at the picture of her baby.
- She's yawning.
- ).
- Never think that you will find good English in newspaper headlines.
- Especially in the British tabloids or the American (professional) entertainment magazines.
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Look at the picture of her baby.
She's yawning.
So, the pun or play on words must be there somewhere (although I can't see it - except for the remote possibility of born for yawn?).
Never think that you will find good English in newspaper headlines. Especially in the British tabloids or the American (professional) entertainment magazines.
She's yawning.
So, the pun or play on words must be there somewhere (although I can't see it - except for the remote possibility of born for yawn?).
Never think that you will find good English in newspaper headlines. Especially in the British tabloids or the American (professional) entertainment magazines.
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JohnParisLook at the picture of her baby.Yes, she is yawning, and I can feel the pun is there but I can't see it either. Let's wait for more ideas from EnglishForward users...
She's yawning.
So, the pun or play on words must be there somewhere (although I can't see it - except for the remote possibility of born for yawn?).
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Hi,
My guess is that the play on words is that 'yawn' sounds rather like the word 'born' pronounced with a London accent.
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Victoria Beckham's baby wasn't yawn to shop
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Clive
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My guess is that the play on words is that 'yawn' sounds rather like the word 'born' pronounced with a London accent.
ie
Victoria Beckham's baby wasn't yawn to shop
versus
Clive
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Thank you for the answer. It seems that the version of "yawn" for "born" is the most reasonable.
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CliveMy guess is that the play on words is that 'yawn' sounds rather like the word 'born' pronounced with a London accent.It does but, it's not just in a London accent. It's the same in other kinds of British pronunciation.
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